Useful Links

Below are some links to interesting sites on aromatherapy related issues. I am not recommending everything on these sites, but the discerning reader will find materials of interest, and on certain sites some excellent materials.

Oils and general supplies go to:aromamedical.com

International Aromatherapists and Tutors Association (IATA).
Email

The Institute of Complementary Medicine - UK.
http://www.icmedicine.co.uk

Newsgroups:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ATFE

Animal aromatherapy & health: Highly qualified Japanese veterinary care and research specialists.
http://www005.upp.so-net.ne.jp/animalaroma/en-index.html

A team dedicated to conserving Manta Rays: In my opinion one of the most beautiful creatures on this planet, and in need of much support.
www.giantfish.org

Copyright guides and information:
www.copyrightauthority.com

Aromatherapy related information:

The archives of Chrissie Wildwood with important information on endangered species and OG certification scams.
Here

A campaign against the use of endangered species for essential oil production.
http://www.cropwatch.org

A resource of articles on aromatherapy.
http://www.aromaticsage.com

UK only: A voluntary run site which brings complementary health therapists together to swap treatments. Searchable directory containing web-pages of practitioners and clinics.
http://www.comptogether.co.uk

A large aromatherapy information resource.
http://www.theguidetoaromatherapy.com

AGORA-aromatherapy articles and information resource.
http://users.erols.com/sisakson/pages/agoindex.htm

See how the massage and aromatherapy community helped those involved with the New York twin towers disaster.
http://www.unitedaromatherapy.org

Animal health and essential oils. Emphasising safety.
http://www.thelavendercat.com

Animal health and essential oils. Japanese veterinary specialists with a lovely book about cats and aromatherapy written from the cats viewpoint. ISBN 978-4-88096-145-3.
http://www005.upp.so-net.ne.jp/animalaroma/en-index.html

Articles about the quacks & con artists in our midst:

A web page by the parents of a young man who died two weeks after returning from the Young Living quacks clinic. This includes a shocking misdiagnosis, and where they wasted thousands of Dollars: http://www.birdco.net/mic/died.html

The lies told by the quack Gary Young and the
dangerous practises of the Young Living company.
http://www.quackwatch.org/11Ind/young.html

As the original zip file on another site is unavailable, I have edited it and put the file here: Young Living Files

Vital reading from a real Doctor about the confidence trickster Gary Young:
Young-Oils/totalhealth2004

And there is a heck of a lot more in the archives of various newsgroups about this con artist and the multi level business of Young Living. A business that uses hype and lies to con gullible people, particularly targeting Christians.

An excellent and expert review of some of the more way out claims of complementary medicine-also lots of articles:
http://www.pathguy.com/altermed.htm

Herb and Plant information sources:

Paradise Gardens Rare Plant Nursery - North Idaho.
http://www.rareplantnursery.net

A very nice site with interesting books. http://www.chrishowkins.com/

The Herb Research Foundation, USA. Good information packages on herbs and research articles to buy.
http://www.herbs.org

A database on chemical constituents of plants.
http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/index.html

Excellent information on a huge range of spices.
http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/index.html

General information:

The site of a web designer who also produces beautiful graphics. Lots of links to interesting places.
www.firefromthesky.org

The online visible human project. Anatomy
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html

The United States FDA. Informative pages
http://www.fda.gov/

Self explanatory-one sided reviews but still worth a look.
http://www.Quackwatch.com/

For those interested in Reiki this is a good site.
http://www.hallsofreiki.com